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Watching what we eat : the evolution of television cooking shows / Kathleen Collins.

By: Publication details: New York ; London : Continuum, 2009.Description: viii, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780826429308 (hbk.)
  • 0826429300 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.456564 COL 2009
Contents:
Early period (1945-1962). Stirrings : radio, home economists, and James Beard ; La Cuisine and canned soup : Dione Lucas vs. convenience -- Middle period (1963-1992). Julia Child and revolution in the kitchen ; The Me-decade and the Galloping Gourmet ; Cultural capital and the Frugal Gourmet -- Modern period (1993-present). A network of its own ; Good television ; "Democratainment" : gender, class, and the Rachel-Martha continuum ; Evolution : how did we get here and what's on next?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-272) and index.

Early period (1945-1962). Stirrings : radio, home economists, and James Beard ; La Cuisine and canned soup : Dione Lucas vs. convenience -- Middle period (1963-1992). Julia Child and revolution in the kitchen ; The Me-decade and the Galloping Gourmet ; Cultural capital and the Frugal Gourmet -- Modern period (1993-present). A network of its own ; Good television ; "Democratainment" : gender, class, and the Rachel-Martha continuum ; Evolution : how did we get here and what's on next?